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London close: FTSE gains on financials as US consumer inflation surprises

(ShareCast News) - London stocks ended Wednesday higher as investors considered news that UK's jobless rate held steady at end-2016, with forecast-busting US inflation numbers helping boost global markets led north by financials. The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.47% or 33.85 points at 7,302.41, s

FTSE hits 1-month high on stronger financials and miners

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 closed 0.5 pct higher * Mid-caps and small-caps hit all-time highs * Banks, insurers lead gains after Yellen comments<

UK commercial property values rise at slower pace in Jan -MSCI IPD index

By Esha Vaish Feb 15 (Reuters) - British commercial property values rose at their slowest rate for three months in January, a closely-watched index showed on Wednesday, as Britain inches closer to formally triggering its exit from the European Union. The value of British commercial as

Rolls-Royce weighs on FTSE 100 after five-day advance

* Rolls-Royce posts record reported loss * TUI jumps on improved results * Banks supported by hawkish Yellen comments (Adds closing prices, details) By Kit Rees LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended slightly lower on Tuesday, pausing after a five-day

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HSBC Taps Commercial Banking Executive As Chief Of Ring-Fenced UK Bank

MOVES-HSBC appoints Ian Stuart to lead British retail bank

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - HSBC said on Tuesday that it had appointed Ian Stuart as the chief executive officer of its ring-fenced UK retail business. Stuart, who is currently head of commercial banking for UK and Europe, will step down from that role to lead the bank's British retail bank

South Africa's Sibanye secures $2.65 billion finance for Stillwater deal

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Sibanye Gold Ltd has secured a loan of $2.65 billion to support the acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company, the only U.S. miner of platinum and palladium, the South African company said on Monday. The diversified mining company closed the syndication of t

Fed issues revised scenarios for bank stress tests after error

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Friday issued revised macroeconomic scenarios for its 2017 stress testing programs to correct an error having to do with corporate yields. The Fed said its previously released hypothetical scenarios contained incorrect historical values

Goldman Sachs to relocate London hedge fund to New York

(ShareCast News) - An internal hedge fund at Goldman Sachs is shutting up shop in London and relocating to New York, but the investment says the decision is unrelated to Britain's exit from the European Union. Eight members of staff from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners fund will be moved from thei

U.S. judge says Trump order could impact HSBC executive's UK trip

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday signaled that President Donald Trump's stance on immigration may justify rejecting a HSBC Holdings Plc executive's request to return to England while awaiting a U.S. trial on fraud charges. Mark Johns

Moelis chosen as an adviser for Saudi Aramco IPO - source

By Lauren Hirsch Feb 7 (Reuters) - Independent investment bank Moelis & Co was chosen as an adviser for the planned initial public offering of Saudi Aramco on Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Oil and gas company Saudi Aramco had invited banks in January to pit

UPDATE 1-Fed puts more emphasis on commercial real estate in 2017 stress test

(Adds details on commercial real estate, Trump order) By Patrick Rucker and Dan Freed WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is putting a bigger focus on commercial real estate in its annual "stress test" of how well the largest U.S. banks would fare in another financial cr

Fed outlines terms for bank 'stress test' due this summer

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Friday asked the largest U.S. banks to measure how they would fare in a global recession with a high jobless rate as the central bank outlined the terms for its 'stress test' of the largest U.S. lenders. If banks do not prove that they ca

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Northgate: Barclays reiterates Neutral with a target price of 600p. Royal Dutch Shell A: Barclays reiterates Overweight with a target price of 2800p Royal Dutch Shell B: Barclays reiterates Overweight with a target price of 2800p. A.G BARR: Berenberg reiterates Hold with a targe